froth

[ frawth, froth ]
/ frɔθ, frɒθ /

noun

an aggregation of bubbles, as on an agitated liquid or at the mouth of a hard-driven horse; foam; spume.
a foam of saliva or fluid resulting from disease.
something unsubstantial, trivial, or evanescent: The play was a charming bit of froth.

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to give out froth; foam: frothing at the mouth.

Origin of froth

1350–1400; Middle English frothe < Old Norse frotha froth, scum

OTHER WORDS FROM froth

froth·er, noun out·froth, verb (used with object) un·frothed, adjective un·froth·ing, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for frothing

froth
/ (frɒθ) /

noun

a mass of small bubbles of air or a gas in a liquid, produced by fermentation, detergent, etc
a mixture of saliva and air bubbles formed at the lips in certain diseases, such as rabies
trivial ideas, talk, or entertainment

verb

to produce or cause to produce froth
(tr) to give out in the form of froth
(tr) to cover with froth

Derived forms of froth

frothy, adjective frothily, adverb frothiness, noun

Word Origin for froth

C14: from Old Norse frotha or frauth; related to Old English āfrēothan to foam, Sanskrit prothati he snorts